CALLING OUT (2 OF 5)
Scripture: Matthew 23:1-13, Matthew 23:27-28
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Calling Out (2 of 5)
Series: Seeing Red
James Merritt
Matthew 23:1-13, 27-28
Introduction
1. As many of you know I am (to put it mildly) a college football junkie. To me, college gameday and Saturday in Athens is about as close to heaven as it gets. Years ago, I was watching a game between Kentucky and Alabama. Alabama was comfortably ahead and the game was really over, but they fumbled the ball. When they did, this exchange took place between Coach Sabin and his offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin [show the clip.]
2. After the game as you could imagine, reporters were dying to know what the confrontation was about. A reporter said, ‘‘Tell us about the argument you and Lane Kiffin were having on the sidelines.’’ I have to paraphrase what he said, but it was classic Sabin. He said, ‘‘Arguments? Those are called ‘‘butt chewings’’ (at least that is the Merritt paraphrase). Suffice to say, Nick Sabin is one of those people that any sane person would say, ‘‘I’ve never want to get on his bad side.’’ More than any other human being who has ever lived, without question, the one person I would never be on the bad side of is Jesus.
3. When I look at that scene, I am reminded of a confrontation that Jesus had with a group of people called ‘‘Pharisees’’ and frankly it was the butt chewings of all butt chewings. It was a butt chewing that ultimately led to his crucifixion, but one that the Pharisees never forgot. That may surprise you that Jesus would get that angry, but that is exactly why we are in this series called ‘‘Seeing Red.’’ We are studying those times and those things that made Jesus angry. Yes, gentle Jesus, meek and mild could be angry Jesus mad and madder. Nothing made Jesus angrier than hypocrisy. In Matthew 23, we read where Jesus gave the most heated, verbal, visual, vocal dressing down he ever gave to anyone. If you hate hypocrisy you are in great company, because so did Jesus.
4. It is amazin ...
Series: Seeing Red
James Merritt
Matthew 23:1-13, 27-28
Introduction
1. As many of you know I am (to put it mildly) a college football junkie. To me, college gameday and Saturday in Athens is about as close to heaven as it gets. Years ago, I was watching a game between Kentucky and Alabama. Alabama was comfortably ahead and the game was really over, but they fumbled the ball. When they did, this exchange took place between Coach Sabin and his offensive coordinator, Lane Kiffin [show the clip.]
2. After the game as you could imagine, reporters were dying to know what the confrontation was about. A reporter said, ‘‘Tell us about the argument you and Lane Kiffin were having on the sidelines.’’ I have to paraphrase what he said, but it was classic Sabin. He said, ‘‘Arguments? Those are called ‘‘butt chewings’’ (at least that is the Merritt paraphrase). Suffice to say, Nick Sabin is one of those people that any sane person would say, ‘‘I’ve never want to get on his bad side.’’ More than any other human being who has ever lived, without question, the one person I would never be on the bad side of is Jesus.
3. When I look at that scene, I am reminded of a confrontation that Jesus had with a group of people called ‘‘Pharisees’’ and frankly it was the butt chewings of all butt chewings. It was a butt chewing that ultimately led to his crucifixion, but one that the Pharisees never forgot. That may surprise you that Jesus would get that angry, but that is exactly why we are in this series called ‘‘Seeing Red.’’ We are studying those times and those things that made Jesus angry. Yes, gentle Jesus, meek and mild could be angry Jesus mad and madder. Nothing made Jesus angrier than hypocrisy. In Matthew 23, we read where Jesus gave the most heated, verbal, visual, vocal dressing down he ever gave to anyone. If you hate hypocrisy you are in great company, because so did Jesus.
4. It is amazin ...
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